David Cenciotti

David Cenciotti is a journalist based in Rome, Italy. He is the Founder and Editor of “The Aviationist”, one of the world’s most famous and read military aviation blogs. Since 1996, he has written for major worldwide magazines, including Air Forces Monthly, Combat Aircraft, and many others, covering aviation, defense, war, industry, intelligence, crime and cyberwar. He has reported from the U.S., Europe, Australia and Syria, and flown several combat planes with different air forces. He is a former 2nd Lt. of the Italian Air Force, a private pilot and a graduate in Computer Engineering. He has written five books and contributed to many more ones.
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Photo: How to launch an RQ-11B man-portable Raven drone

Published by AFRICOM's Flickr photostream this interesting picture shows how an RQ-11B…

Photo report: French Mirage 2000s and Italian Typhoons at Grosseto airbase

Taken at Grosseto airbase by Alessandro Fucito, the following pictures show the…

Space Shuttle Discovery flying over the Washington skyline as seen from a NASA T-38 (very low on gas…)

On Apr. 17, Space shuttle Discovery, mounted atop a NASA  B747 Shuttle…

Another day, another military parade: Iran celebrates Armed Forces Day

Just a couple of days after North Korea displayed its military hardware…

Photo: nearly 70 F-15E Strike Eagles in largest Elephant Walk to date.

Impressive Elephant Walk at Seymour Johnson AFB, North Carolina. Nearly 70 F-15E…